Learn these simple stillness meditation techniques. To start, relax your attention so that it begins to sink below the outer movements and rest in the stillness that lies beneath them. Silence is not the cessation of thoughts. Silence is found at the root of allowing.
Stillness is God. – Paramahansa Yogananda A true yogi, one united to ” the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,” is like a lovely rose, spreading around him the fragrance of tranquility and harmony. Everything in the phenomenal world displays activity and changefulness, but tranquility is the nature of God.
Rinpoche describes the meaning and value of Stillness Meditation, also known as Shamatha Meditation. By closing down the portion of our minds dedicated to speech-even if we are still engaged in internal dialog-our minds are freer, and we are better able to see more about ourselves.
Stillness Meditation Therapy (SMT) is the authentic meditation originated by Dr Ainslie Meares to enable his patients to primarily relieve anxiety and pain. Ultimately, Meares initiated the use of meditation for wider health benefits.
You can cultivate stillness while walking on a busy street, while chaos swirls all around you. “[S]ome of the coolest experiences are to be in the busiest of places and to foster an internal and external stillness for yourself,” said Karin Lawson, PsyD, a psychologist and clinical director of Embrace, the binge eating recovery program at Oliver-Pyatt Centers.
by Pauline McKinnon Stillness meditation differs from some other some forms of meditation in that it aims to allow the mind to come to rest without relying on structured breathing techniques, visualisations and so on. This stillness meditation practice involves relaxing the body to help the mind come to rest by itself; to simply “allow” it to happen.
When you hear the word meditation what does it mean to you? Do you have images of it being a weird cult-like practice where you stop thinking for yourself and see visions? Or where you rest in some strange celestial space?
Do you struggle to sit still? I don’t mean just in meditation. I’m talking all the time. If you are like me, impatience and restlessness can creep up on you pretty fast. In the car, waiting in line, sitting at work. Suddenly it’s like everything has to happen RIGHT NOW and you can’t sit still until it’s done.